get your shots!

Somehow we (Zach) seems to have picked up the H1N1 flu!

Yes, I too can't believe, its almost like one of my worst nightmares coming true.

Long story short, but the nurse called from school on Friday afternoon saying Zach was running a low fever and needed to come home. Which then led to a frantic trip to Urgent Care Saturday afternoon, as his low grade fever had spiked to 103.3 with both Tylenol & Motrin in him.

Anyway, turns out he that he has the swine flu. They did not do the blood work, as they said that they aren't seeing any regular flu cases yet, as all they are seeing is the H1N1 flu and that CDC (Center for Disease Control) is recommending starting with the treatment immediately without waiting for blood work results.

So, we have started the treatment (after a search of 4 pharmacies as most pharmacies are running out of the Tamiflu due to a shortage) and hoping he will start recovering soon as its really taking a toll on him.
Now we are also saying continual prayers that the rest of us are spared from this, specially since it doesn't seem to bode well for pregnant women.

And one other note, is that I was on the fence about getting the shots for my kids due to all the controversy, but as we are experiencing this, I would definitely recommend getting the vaccine for you kids! This seems to be quite a bit scarier...